NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alfonso Javier Tafur, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Skokie, IL

Alfonso Javier Tafur, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Skokie, Illinois, and NPI 1598886368, issued on Apr 2, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 036137630, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598886368
Name
Alfonso Javier Tafur
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
036137630 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9650 Gross Point RD Ste 4900, Skokie, IL 60076
Phone
(847) 663-8050
Enumerated
Apr 2, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 16, 2026
Fax
(224) 251-4407
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150424001650); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 9650 Gross Point RD Ste 4900

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Edwina Abloh, APN-CNPNurse Practitioner1689314098
  2. Bruce Bergelson, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1780795724
  3. Maunil Bhatt, MDVascular Surgery Physician1710321989
  4. Jennifer Bonnke, APN-CNPNurse Practitioner1932952355
  5. Abed Dehnee, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1285778472
  6. Rym El Khoury, MDVascular Surgery Physician1497142129

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

3,556 Medicare Part D claims for 852 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 70% of claims.

  1. Alfonso Tafur3,556
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis1,621 claims
  2. Xarelto858 claims
  3. Warfarin Sodium268 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium201 claims
  5. Enoxaparin Sodium161 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium160 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $2,463.60

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alfonso Tafur$2,463.60
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Endeavor Health Medical GroupEvanston, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Alfonso Javier Tafur among 1,073 cardiovascular disease physician records in Illinois

Alfonso Javier Tafur, MD is one of 1,073 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 50% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 50% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2001 among the 688 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Illinois

There are 1,073 cardiovascular disease physician records in Illinois.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bruce Bergelson, MDSkokie, IL 600761780795724
  2. Ilya Karagodin, MDSkokie, IL 600761609119932
  3. David Koenigsberg, MDSkokie, IL 600761841286770
  4. Mark Kosinski, D.O.Skokie, IL 600761518304054
  5. Philip Krause, M.D.Skokie, IL 600761295846251
  6. Joshua Loew, MDSkokie, IL 600761194832576
  7. Gregory Mishkel, M.D.Skokie, IL 600761629150768
  8. David Najman, M.D.Skokie, IL 600761336235563

Common questions

What is Alfonso Javier Tafur, MD's NPI number?

Alfonso Javier Tafur, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598886368, issued on Apr 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alfonso Javier Tafur, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9650 Gross Point RD Ste 4900, Skokie, IL, 60076. Phone: (847) 663-8050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alfonso Javier Tafur, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036137630, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Alfonso Javier Tafur, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alfonso Javier Tafur, MD had 3,556 Medicare Part D claims for 852 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Alfonso Javier Tafur, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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